A hockey match at Chelmer Park became the talking point of Chelmsford this weekend, when it emerged that Ed Sheeran had been in attendance.

Unsuspecting fans of the "Thinking Out Loud" singer were delighted when they realised he was watching the Chelmsford women's first team play against Wimbledon yesterday afternoon (February 25).

Sam Wilkinson, Events Organiser for Chelmsford Hockey Club, was lucky enough to grab the first selfie, not long after she finished playing with the women's third team.

Sam, 40, said: "We came back from our match to watch the first team when we realised he was there, no one knew he was going to be there.

"It's probably been the largest crowd we've had for a while."

Ed Sheeran took time out to meet fans after a Chelmsford vs Wimbledon hockey match.

But the size of the crowd wasn't thanks to Ed, but due to the fact that Olympic Gold Medal winning hockey player, Crista Cullen, was playing for Wimbledon.

"We knew she was going to be there, people had come to see her and then it turned out Ed was there," said Sam, who has been with the club for 12 years.

"We found out he was there just before the first team match started at 2pm. A lot of people who saw him were in awe, but they left him alone, he was there to watch the match, and they waited until it had finished before going up to him."

Sam Wilkinson managed to snap the first selfie with Ed Sheeran in Chelmer Park.